Is Kanoya safe? Japan travel risk
Is Kanoya safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Kanoya scores 37/100 on our travel risk index (Moderate). The US State Department rates Japan Level 1 (Exercise Normal Precautions, updated 15 May 2025); the UK has no advice against travel; Canada says: exercise normal security precautions. No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Kanoya scores 37/100 (Moderate). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Japan (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Kanoya: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: natural hazards (93/100) and security (10/100).
A score of 37 is higher than the scores of 46% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Japan travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Territorial & Position Context
Kanoya belongs to Kagoshima (Japan), centered at coordinates 31.3783° N, 130.8522° E (23 m above sea level). Distance to Tokyo is 944.7 km towards the ENE.
Kagoshima
31.3783° N, 130.8522° E
23 m
Asia/Tokyo
98,367
Critical Services & Regional Transit
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Climate by Month
Hottest: August (31 °C avg high); Wettest: June (437 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 11° | 12° | 16° | 20° | 24° | 27° | 30° | 31° | 29° | 24° | 18° | 14° |
| Low °C | 5° | 5° | 8° | 13° | 17° | 22° | 25° | 25° | 24° | 17° | 11° | 7° |
| Rain mm | 80 | 96 | 164 | 190 | 222 | 437 | 283 | 177 | 190 | 92 | 90 | 90 |
Normals: Kagoshima (37.1 km away).
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
No GDACS or USGS events recorded within 100 km in the past five years.
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